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Enjoying the Ice near a Town
Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), oil on canvas, laid down on panel, c. 1620
A beggar tries to scrounge a bit of money, and another man has cut a hole in the ice in the hope of catching fish. The needy have to toil to make a living; those who are better off amuse themselves on the ice: and the richest of all – in the right foreground – look on. A few well-to-do ladies wear velvet masks to protect the delicate skin around their eyes from the cold.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-C-1705
- Dimensionsheight 47 cm x width 89 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek, gelijmd op paneel